20 FPS in Borderlands 2

RyanFodder

Ok, so I'm out of ideas. I'm still getting choppy gameplay at around 20 fps on this game.

I'm running an AMD 6850, with the 12.9 beta drivers, and an AMD 8120 processor.

I've turned down everything I can, running at 1920 x 1080 resolution. I've even disabled some things in the willowengine.ini files according to this link:
http://segmentnext.com/2012/09/18/borderlands-2-pc-tweaks-errors-crashes-freezes-and-fps-fixes/

I think this game is going on the shelf for me until they update the game, or someone has more things for me to try.

RyanFodder

Update: I get around 20 fps no matter what resolution I use. Also, in before check your frame rate setting; my frame rate setting is unlocked.

primesuspect

And every other game works fine?

fatcat

some info here http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/122628-13-usage-borderlands

I'm not an expert, but this sounds like a case of where AMD hasn't gotten Borderlands 2 optimal drivers yet, since nVidia partnered with Gearbox on the game

primesuspect

I mean, I run it on a 7870 with Cat 12.9 and it runs flawlessly and beautifully.

fatcat

primesuspect said:

I mean, I run it on a 7870 with Cat 12.9 and it runs flawlessly and beautifully.

yea that's the other thing I noticing from some reading. but a 7870 is quite a bit beefier than a 6850 1GB

ardichoke

I run it on my 5770 at 1680x1050 quite smoothly...

RyanFodder

primespect said:

And every other game works fine?

Yes, battlefield 3, guild wars 2, any other game I have runs awesome.

Going to install a fresh copy with fresh drivers today.

fatcat

ardichoke said:

I run it on my 5770 at 1680x1050 quite smoothly...

I'm thinking something in your system is not right CannonFodder, hopefully some freshness works

Thrax

We've optimized the crap out of Borderlands 2. It may be an NV title, but we get up to 97% scaling in CrossFire, as an example.

No issues here on my work system: 2x7970 + Phenom II on 890FX chipset w/ Cat 12.7 Beta, 12.8 WHQL or 12.9 beta.

fatcat

So any suggestions then @Thrax? I know Ryan has tried the 12.7b/8/9b and has the game on a SSD

Thrax

This dives into the realm if troubleshooting weird issues. From a driver perspective, there are no known issues with BL2. Very simple engine.

The last thing I could recommend is a total nuke if the driver and a reset of Windows' graphics registry entries and DLLs with the latest version of ATIMAN installer.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0jdko53gk5npzo0

Uninstall everything driver related from add/remove before proceeding with this tool in automatic mode.

PirateNinja

Odd suggestions for lack of a better ida:
- unplug USB devices
- disconnect from Internet

Edit: Just want to point out that I suck at spelling and typing and all of that

shwaip

check your task manager while you game is running to see if anything else is using the cpu. also check gpu-z to make sure the card is running at the correct clocks (in game)

RyanFodder

I've tried the driver clear and reinstall, no luck. I haven't tried PirateNinja's suggestion yet, but I'm just running out of motivation to fix this.

Probably just try reinstalling windows sometime.

@shwaip - game runs my 8120 at ~ 40% load on 4 or 5 cores.

fatcat

Ryan, do you have another video card to throw in and try? Trying to eliminate that's its the 6850

RyanFodder

Ok - so I had framerate issues in CS:GO.

Reinstalling windows.

fatcat

longshot, but are you sure your video card isn't overheating and throttling down?

RyanFodder

Happens off the bat?

RyanFodder

Best guess for me right now is my video card not working for some reason. I can try to do the resurrection bit... but I'm not sure why it would work for most things and not games, and then only on SOME games.

I can post some screen shots on borderlands to show you what I'm getting, but at this point I'm up for buying a new card and going from there. (of course, if I have issues there... :/ )

mertesn

CannonFodder said:

Best guess for me right now is my video card not working for some reason. I can try to do the resurrection bit... but I'm not sure why it would work for most things and not games, and then only on SOME games.

I can post some screen shots on borderlands to show you what I'm getting, but at this point I'm up for buying a new card and going from there. (of course, if I have issues there... :/ )

Any chance the card is under warranty? An RMA would save you some money.

RyanFodder

Unfortunately, this is a prize From epic 2011.

TiberiusLazarus

Which epic?

I feel like the company that sent that card would probably not want to leave a sour taste in a possible customer's mouth by having a card they sent as a prize fail. If the card would normally still be under warranty it may be worth talking to someone.

On the other hand, that would delay the playing of games for possibly a few weeks....

Tushon

It's also worth saying that a lot of those companies have multi-year warranties and I don't know if prize status invalidates that.

RyanFodder

2011. Its from sapphire. I'll take the opportunity to upgrade and be happy with the year of free video card

I'm mostly worried that there is something wrong with my motherboard As well. That would definitely set me back.

I have my laptop, so patience can save me money as @mertesn suggests.

RyanFodder

Tushon said:

It's also worth saying that a lot of those companies have multi-year warranties and I don't know if prize status invalidates that.

I'll try calling sapphire tonight.

Has anyone ever had partial loss of performance in a video card before? I've only ever had all or nothing type issues.

midga

I've had weirdness when caps were starting to fail, but they did the whistle-pop pretty soon afterwards.

Tushon

I've had those certain failures, since different games hit the card in different ways, but I usually noticed artifacting of some sort in most games. You can try stress testing with Furmark/OCCT GPU test and see if you have substandard performance or artifacting.

primesuspect

Hey Ryan, if it's a SAPPHIRE card from Expo prize, let me talk to my guys about getting you a replacement. PM me and let me know what card it is.

RyanFodder

I will get you specific info tonight, Brian. Thanks!

RyanFodder

So, before I RMA this thing - I have another theory that my power supply is failing. Evidence of this is a klaxon like sound made 2 days ago early in the morning. And its randomly shut off, and I have to cycle the power supply switch to get it to turn back on.

I haven't tried it since the sound, (don't want to start it without some serious time to mess with it if necessary) but wanted to let people stew on it for a bit before I make decisions.